Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondents of tho AIoXa. GAzETTEJ
WASHINGTON. D. O., Sept. 81, 1887.


FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of tho Aloxa. GAzErrEI
WASHINGTON. D. O., Sept. 81, 1857.
Mr.. Barbour says the statement made in
the Star, of this city, and in the GAZETTE OF
yesterday. that he and Senator
Daniel called at the White House that day
was incorrect, but that they did call there
TO-DAY as an escort to Col. Bufort, of their
State, who wished to pay his respects to the
President, and that they had an agreeable
interview.
Less than 100000 of undue national
four and ahalf per cent. bonds were
offered for sale to the Government ut the
Treasury to-day at prices ranging from
I07 go TO ITO. This would seem to show
that the holders Of such bonds. the banks,
are not strapped for money. Then, too, as
the banks referred TO must hold bonds as
security f.r their circulation, if they sell
their four and half per cents they would
have to buy fours, which they could not do
OF prolit. II is said that If the Govern
ment were 10 advertise lis willingness to buy
four per cents, q great deal of money would
be let loose.
The printed statement that of the FIVE
hundred ard odd Massachusetts people
DOlUlUU ItuGTul OluCS III tulo SilJ hSoiiI o'A
are republicans, has set the democrats from
other Northern States here to making in
designations in the same line regarding their
own States. A well posted Kansas man
here says that all from his State, so far as he
knows, save only two, one Of whom was az
pointed under republican administration,
are republicans. Such talk, it is needless
TO say, is not calculated to enthuse the
working democrats to any noticeable ex-
tent.
Mr.. Frank Hume who has offered to give
twenty five acres of land to the new Catho-
lie University, provided its buildings be 10.
Gated thereon, has not yet heard, because OF
insufficient time whether that offer will be
accepted The land referred TO will be part
OF the two hundred acres surrounding MIR.
Hume's residence, on the heights between
Alexandria and Washington, and MIR. Hume
SAYS the selection can be located on any
part of that tract that the University may
think proper to choose.
Mr.. Park Aguew, of the Alexandria Real
Estate Investment, Trust and Tito Com.
pany, was here to-day. He says there have
been of late good many Washingtonians
in his city looking for real estate invest.
ments there, that large number of new
houses have been built in Alexandria during
the year now closing, and that preparations
are being made for erecting many more up
on the opening of next spring. In respect
of The Mineral Railroad, The road to connect
Alexandria with the coal fields of West Viz
gniu, for which charter was obtained at
the last session of the Virginia Legislature,
apd in which he Mr.. Agnew) is interested,
he sayo Of the stock required for the organi-
zitiDn Of ,he company, there now only re-
main 10 DO taken one hundred and ninety
shares.
Il has leaked 0ut that Mr.. Powell, the
democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio,
in his interv,e," with the President here
last Monday. ted ,qusre talk with him,
aud told him i!airly Mat his civil service
policy, 40 tar - OHIO was concerned, WAS
any thina else thau popular, that it had
produced uo ittie disnllcclion. and n great
dea! Of lukeaarmuess there, and that unless
there should be some indication Of a.chnnge,
il would haudicap him greatly III his pres
ent campaign.
Major e NJ Love, who at one time was
spoken Of by some aSe possible Independent
candidate for the Virginia legislature in
Fairfax county, in talking here 10. day about
the probable result of the election in that
county, said DR.. Simpson, the regular dem
ocratic candidate, wOtId bs elected without
any trouble.
A well posted democrat from Richmond.
here to. day, says that while he thinks tie
democrats arc safe there, they can not afford
to throw away one single vote. The fight
there he says is between Barbour and Ma
hone and that in his opinion enough people
prefer the former to secure the election.
He says, however, there is no sense in denying
the fact that there is good deal of dissatisfaction
among the labor clement and that unless some Of
it be dissipatcd by giving That clement represent
alton on the legislative ticket there will tiny
be a risk of losing the election.
From private letters received horo it is learned
that the late Col. NJ. D. Ball, formerly of Alcxan
dria, whose death in Alaska was announced in
Yesterdays GAZETTE, had been in bad health for
some time and had died at last Of pulmonary
disease. Tho Colonel, it is said, even before his
sickness, had become All entirely changed man,
and if not professor of religion lived as though
he was. 1t is not known whether his remains
will be brought back to Virginia.